Gallery (Jan. 3): Images of the Israel-Palestine dispute

Protesters clash with riot police outside the Israeli Embassy in London, England, on Jan. 3. Israel has so far carried out more than 700 air strikes in Gaza within the last week and more than 400 Palestinians are reported to have been killed.

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Demostrators protest against the Isareli bombardment of the Gaza Strip in downtown Rome on Jan. 3. Israel continued to bomb Gaza after killing a top Hamas commander in the biggest blow yet to the Islamist's leadership, as the death toll in the seven-day blitz reached at least 420.Andreas Solaro
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A picture shows Israeli soldiers on the Israel-Gaza border on Jan. 3, waiting to deploy into the Gaza Strip. Israeli tanks rolled into Gaza and launched into nighttime battles with Hamas forces after more than a week of air strikes that have left hundreds dead and widespread destruction. The Israeli army said "large numbers" of troops had moved into Gaza and the government called up thousands of reservists to take part in the ground offensive to end rocket attacks by Hamas and its militant allies.Marco Longari
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A picture taken from the Israeli side of the border with the Gaza Strip shows a bomb dropped by an Israeli air force F-16 jet exploding in Beit Hanoun, north of the Gaza Strip, on Jan. 3. The Israeli military has carried out more than 700 strikes on Gaza since it launched a massive offensive on Hamas a week ago, killing at least 435 Palestinians, the army and medics said.Patrick Baz
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Israeli soldiers take position in the northern border with the Gaza Strip on Jan. 3 as they prepare to enter Gaza. Israeli artillery bombarded the Gaza Strip in a dramatic escalation of the campaign against Hamas after a week of air attacks which have left more than 450 Palestinians dead.Ravid Biram
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An Israeli soldier takes position on the northern border with the Gaza Strip on Jan. 3 as troops prepare to enter Gaza. Israeli artillery bombarded the Gaza Strip in a dramatic escalation of the campaign against Hamas after a week of air attacks which have left more than 450 Palestinians dead.Ravid Biram
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moke billows from the northern Gaza Strip following an Israeli air raid, as seen from the Israeli-Gaza border on Jan. 3. Israeli artillery bombarded the Gaza Strip in a dramatic escalation of the campaign against Hamas after a week of air attacks which have left more than 450 Palestinians dead.Jack Guez
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Smoke billows from the northern Gaza Strip following an Israeli air raid, as seen from the Israeli-Gaza border on Jan. 3.Jack Guez
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Israeli border police detain a demonstrator during a rally in support of Israel's army and the military operation in the Gaza Strip on Jan. 3 in Tel Aviv. Israeli troops entered Gaza under cover of darkness, escalating the war on Hamas after artillery pounded the Palestinian territory and jets staged dozens of air strikes, with one killing 16 people in a mosque.Gali Tibbon
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An Israeli artillery shell explodes above Gaza City on Jan. 3. Israeli artillery bombarded the Gaza Strip in a dramatic escalation of the campaign against Hamas after a week of air attacks which have left more than 450 Palestinians dead.Mahmud Hams
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Fire and smoke explode from an Israeli air strike in Gaza City on Jan. 3. The Israeli military has carried out more than 700 strikes on Gaza since it launched a massive offensive on Hamas a week ago, killing more than 450 Palestinians, the army and medics said. Israeli artillery bombarded the Gaza Strip in a dramatic escalation of the campaign against Hamas after a week of air attacks.Mahmud Hams
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A Palestinian man sitting on the rubble of a building reads a leaflet dropped by Israeli Air Force planes over the Gaza Strip on January 3, 2009 as smoke from Israeli jets leave trails in the sky. The message reads in Arabic: "To the residents of the area, due to terrorist actions that some terrorist groups commit from your residential area, the Israeli Defense Forces had to immediately respond in your area. For your safety you are required to evacuate the area immediately." Over the past days Israeli air force planes have dropped thousands of flyers over the battered Gaza Strip with different messages to its residents.Mohammed Abed
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A protest held in downtown Vancouver on the steps of the Art Gallery to oppose the Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip drew about 300 people.Jon Murray
/ The Province

Palestinian Manal Abu-Haltam stands amid Palestinian flags at a protest held in downtown Vancouver on the steps of the Art Gallery to oppose the Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip. About 300 people attended the event.Jon Murray
/ The Province

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